HIST 334 — Women in History
History · University of Ghana
This course takes a global approach to Women‘s History, moving chronologically from the Ancient period to the modern period. The scope of the course necessitates selections from various time periods and geographical/national areas. These selections have been chosen to reveal critical aspects of Women‘s lives in History. The course is divided into four parts. The first part is a general introduction to the emergence of Women‘s studies. The second part looks at Women in the Ancient World. The third part examines Women in the Middle Ages with respect to their role in the prevailing economic, political and social order. The fourth part focuses on Women in the Modern World with some emphasis on the African Woman.
- Credits
- 3
- Level
- Level 300
- Semester
- Semester Two
Other courses on this programme
- HIST 311 — History of Ghana up to 1800
- HIST 313 — History of Africa up to 1500
- HIST 315 — The Black Diaspora
- HIST 317 — Economic History of West Africa: 1700 to 1890
- HIST 319 — Aspects of Early Modern European History
- HIST 321 — Islam and Christianity in Africa
- HIST 323 — Colonial and Modern India Studies
- HIST 326 — History of Africa up to 1800
- HIST 332 — The History of Western Medicine in Ghana
- HIST 336 — History of Pan-Africanism
- HIST 111 — Earliest Civilizations
- HIST 112 — Selected Topics in World History
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Start freeCourse details from University of Ghana Volume 2 Handbook for the Bachelor's Degree: Course Descriptions for Programmes in the Humanities (2017).